Page 5 - Migrant Workers

The discovery of Modi's India

Narendra Modi's is not a picture of a leader concerned about the well-being of the country he governs but of fulfilling a personal and political agenda in spite of it

27 mn households sought work under employment guarantee scheme last month

This was mainly on account of migrants again returning to their homes due to the second wave of Covid-19 and several cities going into lockdowns

Delhi curfew, oxygen shortage take a toll on Noida industrial belt

Rough estimates by local industry owners indicate that at least 15 per cent of the 600,000-odd migrant workers employed in the region have already gone back

Covid-19: Migrant workers scramble to leave as Delhi goes under lockdown

Hundreds of migrant workers thronged at the Anand Vihar Bus Terminal on Monday evening to board the buses for their native places

Uttar Pradesh to set up quarantine centres for returning migrant workers

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officials to set up quarantine centres in all those districts of the state that are receiving migrant workers

Covid-19: Deserted streets, fleeing workers threaten India's oil demand

After dipping by about 2 per cent in March from February, overall consumption of oil products looks set to extend declines this month.

SC directs states to provide info on number, condition of migrant children

SC Tuesday directed all states to inform about the number of migrant children and their condition on a plea seeking directions for the protection of their fundamental rights amidst Covid-19 pandemic

Lockdowns again: Migrant crisis to job cuts, fear has come back too soon

The lockdown will hurt urban employment in April or beyond

Fearing lockdown as Covid cases spike, migrant workers begin leaving Delhi

Amidst the rising number of Covid-19 cases in the national capital, some of the migrant workers have started returning to their native places in fear of imposition of lockdown

Second Covid wave: Migrants going back can spice up panchayat polls in UP

The UP panchayat polls will be held in four phases in 75 districts from April 15. Return of migrants has added another dimension

Covid surge: PMO's top priority is to prevent reverse migration of workers

With sudden surge in Covid-19 cases in India, preventing another reverse migration of workers, particularly from key industrial areas, seems to be the top most priority of the Prime Minister's Office

Fearing lockdown, several migrant workers in Delhi head for native places

Amidst lockdown fears in light of a surge in Covid-19 cases, several migrant workers were seen leaving Delhi and heading towards their native places

The second wave: Migrant crisis looms again as Covid-19 curbs expand

Lack of business to hit payouts, pushing people out of jobs and cities

Bottom-of-the-pyramid once again in focus

The coronavirus pandemic-led economic shock just shrunk the lucrative middle class market by 32 million people, according to a recent report by the Pew Research Centre based on the World Bank data

Lockdown taught the poor atmanirbharta

Book review of Locking Down the Poor

One year on

Ravages of last year's lockdown may still affect economy

Absence of data on migrant workers affected initiatives: Parliament panel

The panel lauded the announcement of creating a portal for mapping unorganised sector workers in the Union Budget 2020-2021

Govt launches portal to collect data related to tribal migrant workers

The tribal affairs ministry launched a portal on Friday to collect data related to tribal migrant workers and link them with the existing welfare schemes

From lockdown to plight of migrant workers: 2020, the year of pandemic

It was a year marked by loss. The pandemic exacted a heavy toll, devastated the economy and upended every aspect of life. Here's a look at what we weathered and how we adapted to change...

Is One Nation One Ration Card the panacaea for India's migrant population?

Currently, the scheme isn't all-embracing as it is based on 2011 census data, and leaves out 100 million people without ration cards